Posted on February 11th, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler is recalling 9,688 2011-2012 Dodge Charger police cars to repair a problem with the headlamp system. According to a statement, the company will change and relocate the ABS/ESC fuse and replace the headlamp jumper harness. Some police vehicles were built with front headlamps that could experience a loss of low beam operation as a [...]
Posted on January 16th, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
The Suffolk County, New York, Police Department is looking for a 1960 Plymouth Savoy 4-door sedan. The department wants create a replica of their original Plymouth squad and the year is important: January 1, 1960 was the date the department was opened for business. The department currently has a car, but it is in need [...]
Posted on November 10th, 2011 • by David Zatz
Norm Layton was present at the Los Angeles county sheriffs’ police car tests, held earlier today. The Dodge Charger was present for pursuit testing, while the Dodge Special Service Ram was available only for inspection. Norm wrote that “The lap times by visual calculation were nearly identical,” with the Dodge having a slight edge, as [...]
Posted on November 8th, 2011 • by David Zatz
Back on September 7, Allpar was the only outlet to break a story on the preparation of a truck for police use. The truck was, we said, to be sold as a “special service vehicle” rather than as a pursuit truck. Neither Ford nor GM offer a pickup with a specified police package, and there [...]